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U.S.: Organic food sales jump 11% in 2014 -
16 Apr 2015
Organic food products are growing in popularity in the U.S., with the Organic Trade Association (OTA) saying 2014 sales increased 11% year-on-year to hit a record US$39.5 billion. USDA organic
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Packers shrink apple crop as sales push continues -
10 Apr 2015
The record 2014 Washington apple crop keeps shrinking as packers get rid of apples they can’t sell to retailers.
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NZ: Exports to Taiwan jump -
07 Apr 2015
Under a free trade deal which took effect in December 2013, New Zealand's imports to Taiwan increased 14.5% in 2014 from a year ago, despite stagnant growth in the country's exports that year, according to an official on Friday.
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More stores selling Ambrosia, Kiku apples -
01 Apr 2015
The number of retailers carrying some newer branded apples is up over last year.
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WAPA apple harvest of southern hemisphere +5% -
31 Mar 2015
The 'World Apple and Pear Association' (WAPA) estimates that the apple harvest in the southern hemisphere will reach 5.5 million tonnes in 2015, reports the German website Gabot.de.
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Higher tariff in India takes juice off US pears -
26 Mar 2015
Ample demand from China and India for US pears is expected to keep pear growers in America’s Pacific Northwest happy, despite the small crop of 2014, down from the 2013 season’s record.
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Polish apple production 70% increase -
24 Mar 2015
Current average prices of fresh apples in Poland are just a third of those registered five years ago.
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88
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Kazakhstan doubles imports of Dutch pears -
23 Mar 2015
The Netherlands have been rapidly increasing pear exports to Kazakhstan under conditions of Russia's ban on imports.
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NZ Pipfruit harvest expected to reach 550,000t -
20 Mar 2015
Pipfruit New Zealand is predicting that the 2015 apple harvest could yield as much as 550,000 tonnes, up from 488,000 in 2014, while maintaining similar export levels (just over 300,000 tonnes).
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NZ: Lower yields likely in apple harvest -
03 Mar 2015
The 2015 export apple harvest begins in Central Otago this week and although crops are expected to be down compared with 2014, the industry is in good shape, a leader says.
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